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Founder Tamin Pechet says the 'multi-hundred million dollar' investment will help the specialty financing platform deploy $1bn in support of varied water-related investments.

A drive for greater transparency and regulatory oversight in the Murray-Darling Basin will make water a more investable asset class for institutions.

Australia’s competition watchdog proposes governance changes but recognizes the benefits of having private investors participating in water markets.

The Nature Conservancy managing director Charlotte Kaiser said the body could work with RRG in several ways to achieve a conservation outcome.

The private equity firm has made the investment through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund, which closed in February 2020.

Fundamental shifts in supply and demand, with increased plantings of permanent horticulture, will increase reliance on carry-over water and inter-valley trades.

The integrated cotton grower and ginning business has been placed on the market by JG Boswell Company, along with 134 megaliters of water entitlements.

The manager has lowered the fundraising target for its Australian Farmlands Fund due to restrictions on movement, but says investor appetite for assets remains strong, especially overseas.

Foreign ownership of agricultural land and water entitlements remained broadly flat in the 12 months to June 2019, according to the latest figures from the Foreign Investment Review Board.

Steve Bruere says covid-19 has highlighted the advantages of owning operations in the region which typically have controlled water systems that allow investors to grow different crops according to demand.